News from Cuttack

Cuttack is known as the Millennium City as well as the Silver City due to its history of 1000 years and famous silver filigree works. It is considered as the judicial capital of Odisha as the Odisha High Court is located here. It is also the old capital city of Odisha.The remains of the famous Barabati fort are still speaks the history of the millennium city. Cuttack has a rich maritime history which says that the traders’ sons (Sadhab pua) use to go to Java Sumatra Island to do business and brings lot of wealth here. To recollect this history every year Baliyatra, a weeklong festival is being organized here. Cuttack is the birth place of Subash Chandra Bose. Cuttack has so many special thing to know like here the feeling of sahi -bhai (Neighborhood) is very strong .Cuttack Khati (where group of friends, or people chatting on variety of subjects) is also very popular .Cuttack‘s delicious Dahibara- Allodium attracts many.

Odisha Govt To Bear PET Scan Expense Of Cancer Patients
Bear PET-CT Scan Expenses Of Cancer Patients: High Court To Odisha Govt

Cuttack: In a major relief to the cancer battlers in the State, Orissa High Court on Tuesday directed Odisha government to bear expenses of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and X-ray computed tomography CT scans of all patients from tomorrow. While hearing a petition filed by a cancer patient, the court passed an interim order directing […]

Odisha: Keep Your Mask On, Maintain Social Distance; Over 700 Fined In Cuttack In 3 Days
Odisha: Keep Your Mask On, Maintain Social Distance; Over 700 Fined In Cuttack In 3 Days

Cuttack: If you think you can move around without wearing face mask just because the Covid-19 vaccine is round the corner or the pandemic restrictions have been relaxed, think again. The cops are still keeping a close watch on violators as the virus is still in the air. The police in Cuttack has been on […]

Professor Sanjay Nayak Appointed Ravenshaw University VC
Professor Sanjay Nayak Appointed Ravenshaw University VC

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor and Chancellor Prof Ganeshi Lal on Friday appointed Professor Sanjay Kumar Nayak as the new Vice-Chancellor of Ravenshaw University. “In exercise of powers conferred by Sub Section(1) read with Sub Section(7) of Section 6 of Odisha Universities (Amendment) Act 2020, Honble Governor and Chancellor of Universities,  Odisha Prof. Ganeshi Lal appointed Prof. […]

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Odisha: BJP Slams State Govt Over Shifting Venue Of New Bus Terminal

Cuttack: The BJP in Odisha has hit out at the State government for shifting the proposed bus terminal from Gopalpur-Balikuda to Khan Nagar in the city. The BJP’s opposition to the new venue came hours after Chief Minister Minister Naveen Patnaik laid the foundation stone for the new bus terminal at Khan Nagar, on Saturday. […]

Fog engulfs several parts of Odisha, morning visuals from Bhubaneswar
In Pics: Dense Fog Engulfs Bhubaneswar, Cuttack & Several Parts Of Odisha

Bhubaneswar/Cuttack: A thick blanket of fog engulfed twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack and several parts of Odisha on Sunday morning severely affecting the vehicular movement in these regions. “Fog started engulfing Bhubaneswar from 12 PM yesterday and was visible till the morning today. As a result, visibility reduced to as low as 50 metres,” […]

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Site For Cuttack Bus Terminus Selected Through Google-Map, Says Mahtab

Cuttack: Three days after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik laid the foundation stone for the construction of the ambitious bus terminus at Cuttack on Saturday, senior BJD leader and local MP Bhartruhari Mahtab on Tuesday said the ‘Google-map aided site selection’ for the project is ill-conceived. “I am not aware of the new bus terminus project, […]

Bird flu scare
Odisha: Death Of Migratory Birds Triggers Bird Flu Scare In Banki

Cuttack: In the backdrop of several states in the country reporting the spread of bird flu of late, panic gripped a village in Banki area after locals found several migratory birds lying dead on Wednesday morning. The residents of Banki Gada village spotted the carcass of around half a dozen of Ruddy Shelducks lying on […]

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Odisha: Cracks Appear In BJD Over Cuttack Bus Terminal

Cuttack: The war within the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) over the construction of the mega bus terminus in Cuttack seems to have intensified. BJD general secretary and former MLA from Barabati constituency Debasish Samantaray on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on fellow senior party leader and sitting Cuttack MP Bhartruhari Mahtab for the latter’s public […]

Orissa High Court Invites Applications For 202 ASO Posts
All Courts In Odisha To Operate Normally From Feb 15

Bhubaneswar: All courts in the State including Orissa High Court will operate normally from February 15, said a notification issued by the HC on Friday. “The hearing in the High Court in physical mode shall resume on 15.02.2021 in terms of the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) both for the High Court & Sub-ordinate Courts/Tribunals which […]

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Mahanga Sees Black Cloth Protest, BJP Demands Action Against Odisha Law Minister

Cuttack: State Law Minister and the BJD MLA from Mahanga, Pratap Jena faced strong opposition on Saturday during his visit to the area as hundreds of workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged a sit-in outside Mahanga police station by covering their mouth with black cloth as a mark of protest. The protestors led […]

Fire mishap in Odisha hospital
Odisha: Major Fire Breaks Out At Sun Hospital In Cuttack, Rescue Ops On

Cuttack: A major fire broke out in Sun Hospital, a multi-speciality private hospital at Tulasipur in the city today, triggering panic among patients, attendants and staff. Though the reason behind the blaze has not been immediately ascertained, short-circuit is suspected to be the cause of the mishap. As many as five fire tenders have been […]

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Cuttack Sun Hospital Operating Without Fire License: OFDRA Director

Cuttack: Sun Hospital, a multi-speciality private health centre in Cuttack where a major fire broke out today was functioning without fire license or fire safety certificate, informed a senior official. “We have not granted any fire license to the hospital. The hospital authorities had been directed to adopt adequate fire safety measures. We also conduct […]

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HC Blow To Cuttack Bus Terminal Project, 'Maintain Status Quo Of Khan Nagar Kali Temple'

Cuttack: In a major blow to the Odisha government’s ambitious inter-state bus terminal project in the city, the Orissa High Court on Tuesday directed the administration to maintain status quo of the Goddess Kali Temple situated at the site in Khan Nagar. While hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a group of local […]

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Cuttack Sun Hospital Blaze Caused By Short Circuit: Fire Dept

Cuttack: The fire that broke out at Sun Hospital in the Silver City of Cuttack yesterday was caused by electrical short circuit, revealed the preliminary inquiry report of the fire services department. The fire services department conducted a preliminary investigation into the mishap to find out the exact reason behind the blaze that destroyed an […]

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Odisha:  HC Quashes Lokayukta Order For Vigilance Probe Against MLA Pradeep Panigrahi

Cuttack: In a significant development, the Orissa High Court on Wednesday quashed a Lokayukta order for Vigilance inquiry into the corruption allegations levelled against Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi who had been arrested last year by the Crime Branch in connection with a cheating case involving Akash Pathak, son of tainted IFS officer Abhay Pathak. Hearing […]

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